Kate & Andy | Engagement

She approached the nametag table with trepidation. Would his name be there? They had encountered each other several times in the past several years, but never at that right moment. Here, today, she thought the timing might finally be right. She wasn't attached to anyone or anything in particular and hadn't really settled on her next direction. It might be nice to choose a path together. She scanned the plasticized badges for his name. With each row, her hope faded. His name wasn't there. Not ready to completely give up, she asked the woman checking in her fellow former classmates. The woman checked her list and looked up and shook her head. Kate let out a dissapointed sigh and turned to the dining room - it would still be a fun party.

He glanced at the clock on his dashboard nervously. He had only ten minutes left before he would be late. Would they let him in? He had originally rsvp'd "no", but this morning when he woke up he had the strange sensation that he should go to this reunion. He kept in contact with most everyone he cared to, so why he felt so compelled to go was a mystery. But here he was, speeding slightly and listening to his gut.

She was standing in a circle of friends, wine glass in hand, laughter in the air around them. The kind of laughter that comes from the somewhat bloated retelling of shared experiences. A cool breeze brushed past her shoulder and she looked up and glanced at the entry way.

He ran in to the building, just slightly out of breath and checked in at the welcoming table. Signing his name to a stick-on name tag he asked himself again why he was here. Deciding that he wasn't sure, he thanked the greeter and turned to enter the dining room. Scanning the crowd for a familiar face, his eyes rested upon one. She looked up at him at precisely the same moment. Ahh... this....this was why he had to come. They had met so many times, but this time, this time the moment was finally right.



I'm really loving this shot:



Theirs is a relationship ten years in the making. Ten years of chance encounters and bad timing until that one fateful Dartmouth reunion described above when the stars finally aligned for them. Andy was born on the day that Kate was due. She arrived awhile later. In hearing about their relationship, I think that has been par for the course - one was ready for something or off to do something while the other one waited or ran to catch up. They have followed and led each other all over the earth, across countries and states, thru law school and jobs. Since that meeting at the reunion, they have been carving parallel paths and this Sunday those paths will finally converge as Kate & Andy are married.




This is going to be a special wedding for me. Not only because she is the last of my three "lawyer Kates" to be married, but also because I've been working with Kate on so many of the details of her wedding for a year now. I did all of her stationary design, and thru that process I end up being a fly on the wall for much of the planning process. Kate is a constant revelation. You think you know her and what she is about, and then she will off-handedly mention something amazing, like that she worked in Tanzania, or that she was a consultant in Washington D.C., or that her family owns a winery, or that she has a Master's in Theology. I kind of tease her about it sometimes and say "Of course you do!" when I hear these things, because I've almost come to expect to learn about some new amazing facet of her life with each conversation. But this weekend I get to witness one of those facets for myself, and I'm really looking forward to it.






Enjoy the slideshow and I'll see you guys this weekend!